Oculoplastics News

In patients with primary orbital varices, performing gamma knife radiosurgery facilitated long-term symptom relief, a study found.

Ultrasound biomicroscopy offered better visualization of anterior segment tumors than did anterior segment optical coherence tomography, a study found.

A study reported successful local tumor control using electron beam radiation therapy for recalcitrant squamous cell carcinoma.

Oculoplastic surgeons tend to order computed tomography scans more frequently than magnetic resonance imaging, mainly for trauma cases and to rule out orbital foreign body, a study found.

Intense pulsed light treatments may be harmful to pigmented intraocular structures, a hazard that physicians should combat with appropriate eye protection, a study suggested.

Iridocorneal endothelial syndrome can masquerade as iris melanoma, according to a study.

An evisceration technique employing two artificial scleral flaps enables placement of adequately sized orbital implants, with better cosmetic results and fewer complications, according to a study.

For patients with medial rectus contraction in acute sixth nerve palsies, botulinum toxin A injections may be an effective treatment, a study suggested.

A soft-tissue expander device was successful in providing additional tissue in challenging

A majority of the members of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons who responded to a survey on common practices said they perform internal levator aponeurosis advancement surgery, with half of all respondents indicating that they had performed more than 100 ptosis procedures over the past year, according to a study.